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Part I · Establishment of the 1990 Suwaseriya Foundation

4. Powers, functions and duties of the Foundation

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

The powers, functions and duties of the Foundation shall be to—

(a)

provide ambulance services, emergency response services and life-saving pre-hospital care in a safe and clinical working environment to any person free of any charge;

(b)

provide such other services as may be determined by the Foundation to any person including training, equipment supply and managing other ambulance services provided by non-profit organizations free of charge upon a management fee as may be determined by the Foundation in consultation with the Minister;

(c)

hold, take, give on lease, hire, sell, mortgage, grant, assign, exchange or otherwise dispose of the movable or immovable property belonging to the Foundation;

(d)

receive grants, gifts or donation in cash or kind;

(e)

enter into and execute, whether directly or through any officer or agent authorized in that behalf by the

Board, all such contracts or agreements as may be necessary, for the discharge of the functions of the

Foundation;

(f)

open and maintain any account with any bank as it may think appropriate, and such account shall be operated in accordance with prevailing applicable written laws;

(g)

manage, control, administer and operate the Fund of the Foundation; and

(h)

do all such other acts which may be incidental or conducive to, the attainment of the objects of this

Act or the exercise or discharge of powers and duties assigned to the Foundation under this Act.

Part II

Administration and Management of Affairs

Part III

Chief Executive Officer and the Staff of the Foundation

Part IV

Finance

Part V

General